MARAWI CITY, LANAO DEL SUR, Philippines — The cold morning mist near the tent city of Marawi, home to thousands of displaced people from the siege two years ago, brings a new beginning for Soraida Bato, 46, a weaver and mother of three. Living traditionBut she and a number of new weavers among the displaced mothers languishing in cramped tents refused to let that happen. It started organizing the women during the siege of Marawi after seeing how helpless they were at the provincial capitol evacuation site. Bangon Marawi (Rise Marawi), an interagency task force in charge of reconstruction, has a deadline of 2021 for rebuilding and remains confident of meeting that. Humanitarian supportSapia Taulani, OCHA-Philippines humanitarian affairs analyst for Marawi, urged the government and humanitarian organizations to continue supporting the displaced.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer May 21, 2019 23:26 UTC